Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-04-09
Sixth Dav of the HadduSs Thai.

testimony. Mrs. Leavltte VS. aItcrWarus
sworn and took the stand; she described the
action OF the accused at the shooting AID osn.
tinu 4:
O.. In the forenoon OF the next day, after
the shooting, cid you see John Arensdorf be.
fore you wss 3 witness on the coroner's juryi
A. / did.
Q Go on; state the conversation. A. And
be asked me II I seen 1t. said, "Yes, John;
1t IL a bad thing for you. You ought never
to have done that" He said, IL know 1t;
bat every body has got to keep still" Ibid
anybody bee it besides youi" / says, Every
body on the spot there must have seen 1t, be
cause they all stopped dumb when 1t hap
pened ~ and he says, "Can | depend on
your" says, ''You can" He says A a
brother'" | says, Yes" That Is about all
the conversation.
= You nave usea the woro '.orotncr."
Were you ANY society brother Of his, and II
so, what A Brother az. p" Knights OF
Pythias.
@ Did you have any other conversation
with him after he was before the ccrener's
iuryi A. did.
q. When was that az near as you can re
member and where1 A. Right beside Mason's
tailor shop, underneath my window; be jus,
came the same direction, from Junk's.
@. What conversation did you have with
him at that time, state what was saidl A,
He said he had Just been up before the coro'
ner's Jury, and I said "Whnt do you know.
Johni He says, Nothing" and kind OF
laughed, and he said Henry Peters wa
subj nnsed. he guessed he would go up this
afternoon. He said: "That niger
and Dutchman,' something like that,
Couldn't find him for any evidence, and he
thought about sending him 10 Nebraska fsx q
few days and from there TO Germany"
Q. What did you sayi A. I don't remem.
Der what ! said; I can't remember; Bat ]
know that he went on TOWARDS Pearl street
and I went up stairs. My wife called me u :.
@. Did you talk with Arensdorf at Any
time after this conversational A. ! did.
@. Asout when and wherel A. About a
week after It, down in front of my theater.
Q. What did you say to him and what did
be say t. yeuf State the COL versation rs
near a. you can remember il. Objected TO
and objection overruled. A. ! forget how
the conversation started. was showing him
the floor, and walked in front to the door
with him, and l says, John, don't you think
1t would be a good idea for you to plead
guilty or self-defense, and that you would get
out OF II better, because this thing must com
out" He said "No; you had better keep
still, and everybody, and II will be all right"
q. Did you say to him anything with re-
gard to Henry Peters, or what your wife had
said. aud II SO. WHAT Go right on state what
you told the defendant, Arensdorf, your wife
said. A.. That my name was mentioned In
the paper, that Ryan seen me-, and this thing
would have 70 come out, and for we to tell
Arensdorf not to send Peters away, or Any
one else that was up there that evening.
q. What did he say to itt A.. He said all
right; he wouldn't send anybody away.
@. You made that statement under oath,
did youl A. Yes, sir.
@. IL was sworn tot A. Yes, sir.
@. Before what notary public or oflcerl
A. Before a notary public in Chicago.
.. Who was present at the time the state
ment was madei A. Frank Hill, of the
Tribune, and ID. w. Wood,
Q. Did YOU know that there was a warrant
for your arrest at that timel A. Well, there
might have been. ! didn't exactly know
whether there was or not. l thought there
was.
@. Was you called before the corener's
jury more than one timei A.. That is all.
Q Was you sworn as a witness before the
jurya A Yes, Fir.
Q. You were under oath when you made
the statement before the coroner's juryl A.
Yes, sir.
@ Did you not state as a witness before
The coroner's jury, that 1t WAS half past Q
when you left Chochran's placei A. At the
jury.
@. Yes, sir. A. ] might have stated IL at
the coroner's jury, yes, sir.
q. When you were before the coroner's
jury you did not testify that Mr.. Arensdorf
present a. the private meeting, did youf
A. At the coroner's jury | didn't say who
there, and told them | didn't recognize
anybody.
q. You testified on that same question be
fore the grand jury, did YOU not, when you
we're called there as a witnessl A. At the
grand juryi
@. Did you testify before the grand jury
that John Arcnsdorf was there at tire meat
Ingl A. / believe I did. If they asked me |
aid.
Q. The question Is, did you SO testify therei
| think | did.
Q. Didn't you testify before the grana jury
IA follows: That Simonson said, walt a
Minutes" and that Munchrath, jr,
Treble, P ath, SImonson and myself and a
man with a beard remained a. Yes, i re-
that / did. And Mr.. Quincy, when
was writing IL down, eaid IL was not neces
sary TO get the whole thing right down, he
Just an outline of Ii then and 1 gave
Ii 70 BIN.
@. Did you sign any paper or booz At the
Saloonkeepers' union that EVENING" A. AT
the second meeting? No sir.
q DID you sign any book or paper at the
meetinga A. Only in regard to that
name. | Amt certain who signed 1t, whether
or Fred Muuchralh.
q. Isn't IT true that you undertook to ten
the truth before the coroner's jury! a. No
ST..
q Whats A. I did not try to tell the
truth there.
O. You were under oath then' A. /
was.
Q. Did not try to tell the TRUTH A. lied
there; had to.
O. You pictured yourself before the cor
oner's iuryl A. Yes sir; as a mans life was
in LANCER to say anything there.
@. And the time you were before the grand
Jury you say you testified that IL was Peters,
Trieher and Munchrath that got into the
hackt A.. l did say so.
Q And now you say it was Peters, Treioer,
Pla'h and yourself A.. Yes. was not sure
Or tnat rourrn, ana 1 uonJ Know wneJner II
Munchrath or Plath, and don't yet.
q You have made a statement npOn that
anne subject In your confession, did you not
the one You made under oatha a. | might.
will say / am ignorant OF the fourth party
yet.
q. Didn't you state in your confession
under oath as follows: "Arensdorf started
Mr.. Haddock and game up In 'front.'
thr, W lp his hand In front of HadIock's face
tr, IN n 5 pocket al q struck Arepsd A.
He hal something Ia his hand and struck.
q. Answer the question, yes or no. Did
you make that statement A. l might have
made the statement, meaning ali the same
meaning.
Q Did you sign all instrument that con-
taiuaA tho sfatarnapt I haya raaH IN vnno